Colosians 3...
1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him
be manifested in glory.
5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication,
uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
6 for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:
7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;
8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful
speaking out of your mouth:
9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,
10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:
11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:
23 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
24 knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.
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Great scripture for our troubled world. It is so easy for us to be burdened by the situations in the world and particulary in our own country and in our own backyards. We must remember that this world is temporary. Our Lord is not and we who believe in Him and know Him, are not either. We are eternal. Thanks for sharing this.
Graceful Moments...Thank you for leaving this comment. I needed this scripture last week, while still shaking off my post election funk. I wanted to and did, remove my post election blog posts, and the Lord reminded me of this passage. It seemed most appropriate, drawing my eyes and heart to "things above".
Aren't you tired of those Sissy Friendship Poems that
always sound good
but never actually come close to reality?
Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of
True Friendship.
You will see no cutesy little Smiley Faces here...
Just the stone cold Truth of our Great Friendship.
1. When you are sad -- I will jump on the person who made
you sad like a spider monkey that's jacked up on
Mountain Dew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. When you are Blue -- I will try to dislodge
whatever's choking you.
3. When you Smile -- I will know you are plotting something
that I must be involved in.
4. When you're Scared -- We will high tail it the heck
outta there.
5. When you are Worried -- I will tell you horrible stories
'bout how much worse it could be until you quit whining,
ya Big Baby!!!!
6. When you are Confused -- I will use little bitty words.
7. When you are Sick -- You can tell me how you caught it,
but Stay Away from me until you are well again. I really
don't want Whatever you have.
8. When you Fall -- I'll pick you up and dust you
off...Again.
9. This is my oath. I Pledge it to The End.
'Why?' you may ask -- because you are my FRIEND!
And Friendship is like
peeing your pants...
Everyone can See it but only You can feel its True Warmth.
Send this to 10 of your Closest Friends,
And try not to get depressed cuz you can
only think of 4.
On that cheery note - have a happy Thanksgiving with your true friends and family
Soo,
I am not sure I am over my post election funk! Gosh it is tuff. I just got home from Bible Study and there is one person in the group that just simply ticks me off. He then proudly announced that he voted for Obama! Ok. Yes I did. I went off. I just went toe to toe with him. He said he felt judged and an outcast. I don't know Soo, sometimes I just feel that Christians are so watered down that we as Christ's church is no longer different. We look just like the rest of the world. Jesus was very controversial and not politically correct. He made people mad an it cost him his life on the cross. He was not all inclusive no matter what you believe in. He stood for truth and told His followers that there would be a cost follow Him. I could go on and on and you know EXACTLY what I am talking about and I know EXACTLY how you feel. I however feel like I am back on my funk after tonight. I am still mad!!! Anyway, sorry for venting. Love ya.
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